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Pandit Budhaditya Mukherjee (Hindi: बधादित्य मुरवर्जी) is an Indian classical sitar and surbahar maestro of the Imdadkhani gharana (school), recognizable by his....
Budhaditya Mukherjee
Indian musician
Musical artist
Pandit Budhaditya Mukherjee[2] (Hindi: बधादित्य मुरवर्जी) is an Indian classicalsitar and surbahar maestro of the Imdadkhani gharana (school),[3] recognizable by his intricate vocalic playing complemented by spectacular high speed playing.
Budhaditya Mukherjee: Stradivari of the sitar.
He holds a unique distinction of being the ever first artist (not just musician) in history to perform in the House of Commons, London. Famously proclaimed the "sitar artist of the century" by veena great Balachander, he has performed in thousands of concerts since the s in India, America, Australia, the UAE, and almost all of Europe.[4]
Early years
He was born in a musical family in Bhilai, India, in , where his father was a senior official of the Bhilai Steel Plant.
His father Acharya Pandit Bimalendu Mukherjee was trained in a plethora of instruments including the sitar, sarod, surbahar, rudra veena, sarangi, and vocal music. The senior Mukherjee often